Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity was 90,026 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) is 90,026 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 44.6% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 123,950 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,678 t, in 2002.
That places Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7,678 t | — |
| 2003 | 13,315 t | +73.4% |
| 2004 | 14,874 t | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 12,409 t | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 90,261 t | +627.4% |
| 2007 | 76,250 t | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 54,793 t | -28.1% |
| 2009 | 69,696 t | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 75,185 t | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 65,962 t | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 84,045 t | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 104,359 t | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 56,793 t | -45.6% |
| 2015 | 89,098 t | +56.9% |
| 2016 | 77,154 t | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 97,649 t | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 39,848 t | -59.2% |
| 2019 | 51,267 t | +28.7% |
| 2020 | 61,131 t | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 103,479 t | +69.3% |
| 2022 | 123,950 t | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 62,270 t | -49.8% |
| 2024 | 90,026 t | +44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,410 t | 7,678 t | 90,261 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 74,136 t | 39,848 t | 104,359 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,171 t | 61,131 t | 123,950 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 231.62 t compare
- 9 Pakistan 69,771 t compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 100.54 t compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 68,002 t compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64.4 t compare
- 11 Spain 57,629 t compare
- 12 France 56,846 t compare
- 13 Brazil 54,497 t compare
- 14 Italy 47,076 t compare
- 15 Morocco 46,590 t compare
More environment data for Northern America (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.56 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 4.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 625,913 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 9.72 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 205,819 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 74,188 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) was 90,026 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 123,950 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,678 t in 2002.
- How does Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank for potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity?
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (sop) — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf